Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2019 18:40:37 GMT -5

I'm not a Saints fan, but was pulling for them (over the Rams). This was the poorest reffing crew period. They made some bad calls for both sides, but they more than obvious call was the pass interference call at about the 5 yard line of the Saints, where the Rams D smacked the Saints rec'vr. Were the refs being paid $$$ or what. How could you not call that play pass interference???

Hopefully, this ref crew will get reassigned to high school refereeing...

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Post by booknpipe on Jan 20, 2019 22:00:47 GMT -5

Will not argue that the call was blown. However, as a Viking fan I can't feel sorry for the Saints after the officiating debacle that was the 2009 NFC championship and the Saints putting a bounty on Brett Favre.

Post by trailboss on Jan 20, 2019 23:34:00 GMT -5

Will not argue that the call was blown. However, as a Viking fan I can't feel sorry for the Saints after the officiating debacle that was the 2009 NFC championship and the Saints putting a bounty on Brett Favre.

Yeah...Karma.

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Post by pappyjoe on Jan 22, 2019 9:05:12 GMT -5

Will not argue that the call was blown. However, as a Viking fan I can't feel sorry for the Saints after the officiating debacle that was the 2009 NFC championship and the Saints putting a bounty on Brett Favre.

Oh get off of it already! That was 10 years ago and the Saints have been punished several times for a "bounty gate" that was never really proven to exist - and which other NFL teams were also doing at the time. The NFL suspended Payton for a full year. They suspended the assistant head coach for 6 games. They suspended the GM. They took away draft picks. And when New Orleans was bidding on the 2018 Super Bowl to be part of its tri-centennial, the NFL said screw you and gave the Super Bowl to Minneapolis.

I guess you won't be happy until the NFL just takes the Saints away from New Orleans and moves them to another city. Will that make you happy?

And by the way, yes, I'm unhappy with how the game turned out. If that flag would have been thrown - or a flag for pass interference on the interception in OT (watch the replay, the Saints receiver was interfered with and the ball was not tipped) the Saints would have won. Neither happened because the officiating was bad and there is nothing any can do and the NFL will not make another statement on it.

One thing about Brett Favre. He was hit harder in a lot more games than that one playoff game.

Post by booknpipe on Jan 22, 2019 9:22:51 GMT -5

No, that wouldn't make me happy. The Saints have been a part of the NFL all my life and belong there. Like the Rams belong in L.A., the Chargers in SD, the Raiders in Oakland, the Cardinals in St. Louis and the Colts in Baltimore. If they ever have to move it will probably be due to rising sea levels. And, for the record, I don't hate the Saints. Only their incredibly smug coach. I guess I should have said I find it hard to feel sorry for him, not the team.

Post by pappyjoe on Jan 22, 2019 9:26:08 GMT -5

Folks down here are more than a little miffed. I think "murderous" would still be understating the point.

Yup, I wouldn’t hang out in the French Quarters right now, especially if your from California!!

Shows how little you know about New Orleans and the French Quarter. If we let Alabama fans party in the Quarter all the time and it wasn't the Rams fan that blew the call. The Rams just took advantage of the gift from the officials - four who live in the Los Angeles area, one who played for the Rams and Falcons - and won the game. No one I know are pissed at the Rams.

It's the officials. By the way, the NFL moved the officials from their downtown hotel to another hotel outside of New Orleans and placed security guards around them.

Post by oldcajun123 on Jan 22, 2019 9:54:16 GMT -5

I don’t watch NFL you don’t have to be a Genuis to guess as a Vet. Why I don’t. But watching the news and seeing the disputed call, it’s so clear with a Ref watching it was Helmet to Helmet and interference. I’m mad for the players , coach, and owner, life isn’t fair but this was disgusting.

Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 11:01:56 GMT -5

Yup, I wouldn’t hang out in the French Quarters right now, especially if your from California!!

Shows how little you know about New Orleans and the French Quarter. If we let Alabama fans party in the Quarter all the time and it wasn't the Rams fan that blew the call. The Rams just took advantage of the gift from the officials - four who live in the Los Angeles area, one who played for the Rams and Falcons - and won the game. No one I know are pissed at the Rams.

It's the officials. By the way, the NFL moved the officials from their downtown hotel to another hotel outside of New Orleans and placed security guards around them.